Rhododendron macgregoriae F.Muell.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• Locality

  Edge of Nothofagus forest in south side of the top of the south summit of Mt. Kaindi, about 6km W from Wau town.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2388 m. (7835 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -7.35, 146.67

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica] [Vernacular name: Aseki village in Morobe province, Papua New Guinea.]

• Distribution

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H. Matsuo Collection No. 93
Country:	Papua NewGuinea
Name :	Rhododendron macgregoriae L.
Family name: Ericaceae
Locality:	2388m Long,/Lat,: 7° 21/ S 146° 40'
Edge of Nothofagus forest in south side of
the top of the south sumit of MtKaindi,
about 6 km W from Wau town.
Habitat:	Middle montane zone
Vernacular Name : Kanama(Aseki village in Morobe prov.),
Use:	The leaves ajfemixed with water, then
applied to tropical ulcers.
BOTANICAL
GARDE**,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Date:	29/12/1994
Description: Shrub or treelet, 0.5-5m high. Leaves
leathery, petioled. Flowers in umbels of 8-
15 flowers. Corolla tubular, light yellow to
dark orange or yellow at the tube and
reddish-orange at the lobes. Stamens 10.
Fruit a cylindric capsule, slightly curved.
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